
- Cannot delete file: Access is denied
- There has been a sharing violation.
- The source or destination file may be in use.
- The file is in use by another program or user.
- Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
It has many other flavors:
1. Simply right click the folder or file and select Unlocker

2. If the folder or file is locked, a window listing of lockers will appear

3. Simply click Unlock All and you are done!
Of course I only compare here the unlocking features. Process Explorer and Take Control are very good programs featuring much more things than just unlocking folders. The goal of this list is not really to pretend Unlocker is better but instead to provide a list of all other alternative programs in case you have some difficulties with Unlocker.
Application | Close handle |
Kill process |
Unload DLL |
Delete index.dat |
Delete Rename Move |
Invalid Names |
Without reboot |
With reboot |
Context Menu |
Command Line / GUI |
Free | |
Unlocker 1.9.2 by Cedrick Collomb |
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Process Explorer by Sysinternals |
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FileASSASSIN by Malwarebytes |
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LockHunter by Crystal Rich |
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OpenedFilesView by NirSoft |
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UnLock IT by EMCO |
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Advanced Process Manipulation by DiamondCS |
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MD5: 33408f35623dc5bb4a3bde09fa45f86b /
SHA1: 73c98f1721958026beb496bfcf15fb9a28b3b7a0
MD5: 8f7da0d01afd03a1e366a72c231fb3fc /
SHA1: e8abf005d2f7658f81b1ed29a0c426f9a63637f2
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